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68 -- LOCKING & SEALING COMPOUND SOL 1PI-R-1413-99 DUE 092099 POC Lisabeth Day, Contracting Officer, (202)305-7304 WEB: Click here to download a copy of solicitation, http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/electronics/index.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Contracting Officer via e-mail, lday@central.unicor.gov. UNICOR intends to enter into a sole source firm fixed price requirements type contract with North Carolina Foam for a three years for a specially developed foam for Beaumont plastic factory. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1PI-R-1413-99 and this solicitation is issued as a Request For Proposals; (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. The standard industrial classification code is 5162 and small business size standard is 100. The requested items are as follows: 0001 -- C, NCFI#22-115-A, North Carolina Foam Inc., (CAS#75-69-4), Compound/Locking & Sealing, UNICOR Part #: CHG2185 0002 -- C,NCFI#22-115-R, North Carolina Foam Inc.,(CAS#009010-87-9), Compound/Locking & Sealing, UNICOR Part # CHG2187. Delivery schedule is 15 days after receipt of each delivery order. Estimated quantity over the life of the contract is 2000 drums for each line item. Delivery shall be FOB destination to Federal Correctional Institution, Medium, UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, PO Box 26045, Beaumont, TX 77720-6045. The COTR shall be Rafael Otero, Factory Manager, telephone (409) 727-0101 Ext. 5306. Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their proposal. Clause at 52-212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items apply. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies, which includes 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I. FAR 52.204-6, Contractor Identification Number Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) applies. FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitation, applies with the minimum order limitations per delivery order of 15 drums per line item and a maximum not to exceed of 30 drums for each line item. Contractor will not be obligated to honor a series of orders from the same ordering office, within a 15 day period that together call for quantities exceeding the maximum order limitations of this item. However, the contractor shall honor orders exceeding the maximum order limitation unless the order, or orders, is returned to the ordering office within seven calendar days after issuance with a written statement expressing the contractor's intent not to ship and the reason. In accordance with FAR 52.216-18 Ordering, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through three years thereafter. FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity clause applies. FAR 52.216-21 Requirements applies. FAR 52.232-33 Mandatory Information For Electronic Funds Transfer Payment applies. Vendor shall submit signed and dated proposals to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, 320 First St., NW, 7th Fl. MMB, Washington, DC 20534, ATTN: Bid Custodian. If hand carried, sent Federal Express or UPS, send to 400 First St., NW, Washington, DC 20534. Proposal should be submitted on the SF1449. Proposal and certifications may also be sent by facsimile at (202) 305-7363/7365 to the attention of the Lisabeth L. Day, Contracting Officer. The date and time for receipt of proposals is September 20, 1999 at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard time. Proposal must indicate solicitation No. 1PI-R-1413-99, time specified for receipt of offerors, name, address and telephone number of offeror, technical description of the item being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, terms of any expressed warranty, price and any discount terms, remit to address, a completed copy of representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3, and acknowledgment of all amendments, if any. FAR 52.219-6 Notice of total small business set-aside. The Government may make award without discussions with offeror, therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain offeror's best pricing. Price and Past performance will be used as evaluation criteria. Any amendments hereby issued to this solicitation shall be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation and must be acknowledged by each offeror. Offeror must hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. Questions regarding requirement may be addressed in writing to Lisabeth Day. All forms necessary to submit a proposal as well as all clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following web site: http://www.gsa.gov/far/current. This cbd/synopsis and necessary forms are available on web site: http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/electronics. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award. See Note 22 Posted 09/07/99 (W-SN376872). (0250)

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